ballot or sample ballot
The ballot with only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears is called The Short Ballot.
Short Ballot
A list of names of candidates standing for office is called a "ballot." In some contexts, it may also be referred to as a "slate" of candidates, especially when it involves a group representing a particular political party or organization. Ballots are used during elections to allow voters to select their preferred candidates.
The Short ballot
The Short ballot
An Office Block Ballot is a type of electoral ballot in which the names of those running appears in a single column under a heading which states the office for which they are running. Office Block Ballot often list candidates in alphabetical order, which many have interpreted as being as inherent disadvantage to those who end up on the bottom of the column.
Typically, politicians select the candidates for public office. They hold a selection procedure to determine who the candidates will be.
An open primary
the names of all the people that need to be voted for and who you want to be voted for
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the direct primary, which allowed party members rather than political conventions to choose candidates for office.